National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division on Engineering and Physical Sci Board on Energy and Environmental Syst
The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90% of the consumed electricity into heat. Given the availability of newer lighting technologies that convert a greater percentage of electricity into useful light, there is potential to decrease the amount of energy used for lighting in both commercial and residential applications. Although technologies such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have emerged in the past few decades and will help achieve the goal of increased energy efficiency, solid-state lighting (SSL) stands to...
The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90% of the consumed electricity int...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division on Engineering and Physical Sci Board on Energy and Environmental Syst
Americansa (TM) safety, productivity, comfort, and convenience depend on the reliable supply of electric power. The electric power system is a complex a oecyber-physicala system composed of a network of millions of components spread out across the continent. These components are owned, operated, and regulated by thousands of different entities. Power system operators work hard to assure safe and reliable service, but large outages occasionally happen. Given the nature of the system, there is simply no way that outages can be completely avoided, no matter how much time and money is devoted...
Americansa (TM) safety, productivity, comfort, and convenience depend on the reliable supply of electric power. The electric power system is a comp...